tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5957299504356689607..comments2017-08-14T11:52:20.463-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Peeking into Old South on the Night of the Tea PartyJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-78445090446647392072011-08-20T23:53:15.989-05:002011-08-20T23:53:15.989-05:00John,
Another interesting point of the L.F.S. Upto...John,<br />Another interesting point of the L.F.S. Upton account are the comments by Sam Adams--even before Rowe suggested mingling the tea with salt water. Adams remarks suggested that vessel owner Francis Rotch would not suffer financially because he could file a &quot;protest&quot; at the customhouse. This administrative procedure allowed importers to avoid the payment of duty in the event their cargo was lost at sea due to a storm, or some &quot;other unforeseen accident.&quot; And here, suggests Adams, Rotch could honestly protest that he was compelled by a &quot;political storm&quot; to return the tea to London and thereby escape liability for payment of duty. <br />DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85204607185276322882011-08-20T17:28:18.579-05:002011-08-20T17:28:18.579-05:00“Proceedings of ye Body Respecting the Tea” and Up...“Proceedings of ye Body Respecting the Tea” and Upton’s comments appear in the April 1965 issue of the <i>William and Mary Quarterly</i>, third series, vol. 22, pp. 287-300. That is available through JSTOR, which at least some of the public libraries in the region subscribe to.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-24688386591331936212011-08-20T14:28:02.114-05:002011-08-20T14:28:02.114-05:00Thank you for your continuing commentary on &quot;...Thank you for your continuing commentary on &quot;Mapping Revolutionary Boston.&quot; I&#39;m enjoying going through the interactive map, and my mind is filling up with lesson plan ideas going through my head.Kelly Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860657663421866333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-34610669938959183382011-08-20T11:32:10.701-05:002011-08-20T11:32:10.701-05:00John, do you have a citation (year/date/issue/page...John, do you have a citation (year/date/issue/page) to the WMQ article? I realize that you can&#39;t provide a link, since it&#39;s a pay-to-subscribe service (via JSTOR, I assume), but an issue and page number would help us readers find it.<br /><br />Thanks.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com